Rise n' shine: Witherspoon, Winfrey, Kaling enjoy Wanaka sunrise

Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling (Instagram)

It looks like Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey and Mindy Kaling are early risers, and enjoying their time in the South Island.

At just after 5am, Witherspoon posted a couple of stunning sunrise pictures online, which appear to be from the window of a helicopter flying near Lake Wakatipu.

"Good morning #NewZealand!!! #PinchMe #ImDreaming [sic]" she wrote, accompanied by the New Zealand flag emoji. 

At about the same time, Oprah made her first post online since arriving in Aotearoa. On Instagram she shared a photo of the three Hollywood actors together, saying: "Hangin' with @reesewitherspoon, @mindykaling the Mrs's from Wrinkle in Time."

The group appear to be in the area around Mt Creighton today, after Kaling posted a pic of her in an enthusiastic jump. 

The Hollywood royalty flew into Queenstown on Sunday and are filming around Wanaka for the Disney movie A Wrinkle in Time.

On Tuesday the group were welcomed with a pōwhiri and karakia. "Grateful to the Maori people, Tangata Whenua!" the film's director Ava DuVernay tweeted.

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